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P A G t FOUR Southern Oregon News Review 38 East Main Street Entered as second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under the act of Congress of March 3. 1879 William C. Lawrence and Wallace G. Iverson, Publishers Harry Nordwick ____________________ Editor Subscription Rate — $2.50 year Ashland, Oregon THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1952 SOUTHERN OREGON NEW* REVIEW, ASHLAND. OREGON 7> omc C c ... teller from Washington... By HOM. HARRIS ELLSWORTH Member of Congress 4th District million — their preeent bud Thar* ha» b**n v*ry little get request is for $917 mil ry; Jess W Savage (Rep ), Linn activity on the floor of the INDIANS PREFER STATE lion. In 1940 the department A plan will be drafted to and Ralph J. Brown (Rep ). ! House of Representative* thus of labor spent only $29 mil transfer the Klamath Indians Crook and Jefferson. far this ■•••ion. If my memory lion — now It wants $283 from federal to state jurisdic ATTORNEY GENERAL'S serves me correctly, th* roll millionl The state department tion. an eight-man committee OPINIONS ha» been called only twice for functioned smoothly In 1940 decided this week while meet The following interpretations record votes on legislation. with an expenditure of 924 ing with Governor IXniglas Mc of Oregon law were handed On* of those votes was on th* N EW SPA PER N A T IO N AL E D IT O R IAA l million, but must have 9339 Kay at the Capitol. The gover down this week by Attorney treasury re-orgenlsation plan PU BLISH ER S N million for the coming fiscal By HARRY NORDWICK nor said it would probably pave General George Neuner which did not amount to year! I could list some other* A S S O C IA T IO N the way to complete freedom for (V IV I M I V I K The insurance commissioner much anyhow. but I think these give the gen ) other tribes in Oregon had no authority to sell books, My own opinion about legis •ral Idea. MONEY FOR TIMBER Leaders of the group said it blanks, pamphlets or other mat lative bodies in our country ■ For many people, the an "Even O PINION is of force enough to make itself to be would be more satisfactory for ters required for general distri either the »tate legislatures or My good friend Congressman nouncemenl on Tuesday that espoused at the expense o f life ." — Montaigne I the Indians to be put under state bution pursuant to Oregon sta the congress — is that they may John Phillips of California hus the timber sale on the Ahland jurisdiction because they would tutes. be criticized for jxissing too the following gem in his own watershed was c o m p l e t e , only have to go to Salem to get A county clerk may appoint many new law» rather than too weekly letter: “When I was closed a hard-fought chapter adjustments, instead of going in recent Ashland political 3000 miles to Washington. DC. the election board for regular few. Accordingly, I see no h.,rn home last summer, one of my elections and name an addition being done to the people of our Riverside friends, talking about history. Harvey Wright ot Salem will al qualified member to make countrv by the present alow-bell the tax increase, remarked he ‘Primaries A prominent politician recently said, Started back in 1948. the pro head the special committee on up the six-member board for a A few major problem» wns mad enough ’to blow a gaa posed sale raised such a row plans and Senator Phillip S. hospital district election held congress are so much eyewash.” must, of course, have congres ket ’ He needn't worry, If he s o m e Ashland citizens Hitchcock and Rep. Henry Se- concurrently with a regular A prominent Salem publisher and ex-governor that formed a group to oppose it un- mon of Klamath Falls will serve election, but ballots should be sional action. Some decision dot«. The army had on hand, on be made regarding mili a recent count, 921.802 gaskets recently wrote, “One valid objection arises to the presi- j der the Ubei "“Taxpayers' incor- on a special legislative commit tallied separately and results re must tary training. The Defense Pro for the front axle housings of dential primary. That is its excessive cost . . . If the porated.” This opposition failel tee and will present the plan to turned and treated separately duction act, which contains the jeeps The peak demand in any however, when the sale was ap convention system sometimes fails to give us superior proved by voters in the special the 1953 session. for each election control provisions, expires soon year, since the army started WOULD BAN LIQUOR ADS The law prohibits the Oregon and must either be renewed, men as candidates, the primary system gives no prom reca'l election of 1950. Seven county Granges have real estate commissioner from killed or amended. Appropria using jeeps, was 8,848 gaskets ise of th at either.” The present drive which asked the Oregon Liquor Com issuing real estate salesmen's tions are made annually and At thut rate, we have enough on haz never stopped, was insti mission to ban all liquor adver licenses to non residents by re those bills must be passed hnnd to last 104 years Any tax A prominent Rogue river valley editor, Robert W. payer, who feels a gasket-blow by Councilman Fred tising. These items and a few others ing spastn coming on, should ciprocity. Ruhl, answered the latter objection, as follows (in gated Homes when he brought the Oregon's “Knox” liquor law Another opinion given out by should and undoubtedly will be p a r t) : matter up after it had been gives the commission power to Neuner this week was that he acted upon by the house Nc write tin- army quartermaster.” Phillips knows what he Is “The chief objection advanced is the expense of "pigeonholed." City Attorney control, regulate or prohibit would not be a candidate to suc vast amount of time will be re talking about because he Is a Harry Skerry has been beat l*quor advertising. quired on each. Even in slow ceed himself. added campaigns. ing his brains out for a year The seven county Granges— motion there will be ample member of the committee handles armed force* “But who would pay that, the people? and a half with government Hood River. Wasco, Clackamas. time in the next four or five which “No, chiefly the candidates themselves and their red tape after he began suit Jackson. Linn, Washington and • months to complete and pass all appropriations. • • to quiet title. Columbia—based their request ( of the pending legislation that supporters. Brotherhood is good sports on the grounds that advertising | during this per is actually needed. . Can the people en masse be trusted to act iod. Periodically, manship saying: Do not make Skerry would report that of liquor promotes intemper POLICE COURT Most people do not r*alis* another person or another group R. W. Smith, illegal parking, wisely when given full responsibility? another letter had been receiv ance and crime and has a bad it I know, but every law pass the scapegoat for your own bail $2 50. effect on youth “The easy answer, of course, is a resounding ‘Yes.’ ed asking for some further ac Liquor Administrator Bing Oscar Dearth, failure to heed ed by congress costs money — shortcomings and frustrations tion until it seemed that it some of the laws cost a vast “But we doubt if any honest objective survey of would continue ad infinitum. It ham, said he expects every traffic signal, bail $5 ■mount of money. But even a Thomas T. Hutchinson, ille the past would fail to show that this is true most of was with “great joy” that he re county Grange in the state to minor one must be admini ask for the ban on liquor ads. gal parking, bail $5: violation of stered and it is a minor law the time, but not all of the time. The people do, being ported on Tuesday that approv Commissioners parking hours, bail $2; violation declared their had finally come through HEAR indeed which does not actu human, make mistakes. But they also learn from them al from the department of interior regulations on advertising are parking hours, bail $2: total ally require the employment bail $9. “There is however another factor — and an im- sanctioning the sale which the most strict of any state. Emil E McCluskey, failure to of more people in the govern Bishop Hammamaker will put brings $32.000 to the city. portant one — the alternative. ment agencies end bureaus. The money is urgently a bill before congress in March heed traffic signal, bail $5. “The question is not which system is PERFECT, needed It would be an interesting John Hanscom. violation of that will prohibit alcoholic ad for the funds have news story if some ambitious parking hours, bail $2 but which is the BETTER one — allowing the ‘pros’— been earmarked for improve vertising from radio and TV and the Jane G. Howard, no opera and energetic reporter would HIGHWAY BONDS the bosses—to continue to choose in their ‘smoke-filled ment of Ashland's water sys APPROVED take one of the minor and in tor’s license and failure to heed tem. A pipeline has already LIBERTY JAMBOREE rooms’ the candidates of a party. OR, the people—the been nocent looking laws passed dur The same restraint committee traffic signal, bail $10. laid, out of other funds, ing the last year or so and find Velma R Sauer, failure to that recently refused to permit members of that party? which will be reimbursed out just how many new govern the sale of $40 million of bonds heed traffic signal, bail $5 “We can see only one correct answer to that — from the sale money and the to ment employees were recruited Orin V. Myers, failure to pay the state bonus covering much needed "roof' and oth taking the control from the ‘pros’ and giving it to the er to enforce it and how much the repairs for Crowson reser World War II veterans this heed traffic signal, bail $5. Taylor Brothers mill, illegal administration of the law is people, would mark a long step forward in better and voir will now be completed. week approved the sale of an costing parking, bail $2.50 additional $15 million worth of more democratic government, and should be done, just A round of Lithia water is in ■ » e Champion, violation of Oregon State Highway bonds order for all hands with the as as soon as it CAN be done.” Just for fear some spend parking hours, bail $2 The Western Voluntary Cred of just plain good old Leah Peabody, violation of ing-minded congressman or These words answer the aforementioned “promi surance H2O for all water users in the it Restraint Committee that parking bureaucrat might grab on the' hours, bail $2 passed on the two bond issues, is nent politician” and Salem publisher and could have area with an improved system composed of a group of bankers above paragraph as sn expia hn D. Eggink, Jr., violation come from the mouth of an older prominent politician, from the timber money nation for government extra and investment brokers desig- basic rule, bail $20 vagance. I hasten to add that nated by the federal govern but, most of all, a STATESMAN, Abraham Lincoln. As DOGS » ' z ; . it surely cannot explain the JUSTICE COURT ment to determine if state and The announcement by Po this newspaper said last week, the latter once wrote. Elmer Leroy McDonough. following: In 1940 the depart lice Chief Vern Smith that local bond issues are inflation Monday through Friday “Why should there not be a patient confidence in the the Albert August G r a b h e r, ment of commerce cost $37 ary. county dog control officer switched license plates, fine and A second application to sell ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or will enforce local ordinances 2:00 p.m. costs, $25. dealing with strays, untied the veterans bonds recently was equal hope in the world?” Weldon Erwin Bundock, no on dogs, etc., during the 4-month filed with the committee. Like Editor Ruhl, we think not. When it has come quarantine operator’s license, cited THE WEEK'S CANDIDATES period gives an Four teenage boys, larceny, The odds are that Oregon will to the point when leading politicians are so imbued other reason for the advisabil retain the unique distinction of ^'ne each $75. with $50 suspend- with machine workings that they feel the nomination ity of transferring the control having the only husband and ec* on promise of good behavior is coming from a “smoke-filled room,” or that the ex to the county. wife legislative members in the Represented by A t t o r n e y s police chief reported that ; n'at7 o; Senator Richard L. George M. Sennatt and G W pense isn’t worth it, then these partners in political the The the county officer makes several Neuberger and Representative Wellington. M O M ’MF.NTS crimp should grab some Murine eyewash and wash the » . Ä ? a?.d2 S “ »“ ""e B. Neubcrgcr of Port i Shirley Gilbert. failure to LIBERTY A M ) M ARKERS hotel room smoke from THEIR eyes and take a GOOD handling the situation “very land filed Thursday for reelec ¡stop at stop sign, cited. I well Granite, Marble James William Taylor, over BROADCASTING tion. Both are democrats and look , , at T some . of our democratic IDEALS! , „ Smith added that the police have a way of winning in re load, cited. \ . W. B E R N S We must constantly have a re-birth of freedom department is selling dog li- SYSTEM Glen Eldon Williams, viola- MEMORIALS precincts. if we are to survive. The greatest election RE-BIRTH censes, without charge to the publican ition of basic rule cited "On the Plan" Six other members of the we can have at the present is for the electorate to name , county’ as a service to the citi- present house or representatives | top vote-getters), Henry Se- convention delegates that are supporting THEIR can BRAVO: The never-say-die ef (all mon (Dem.), Klamath; Joseph E didates. This would hide the oil from the political ma forts to achieve the timber sale Harvey (Rep ), Multnomah; Alva realize the water system im C. Goodrich (Rep.), Deschutes; chines and force them to better face popular acclaim. and provements. Ed. R. Cardwell (Rep.), Linn; The only people th at would suffer from such a BOO: The 3 Vi inches of snow Carroll Locey (Rep.), Malheur universal move would be some cigar manufacturers that fell yesterday and . . . say, and Stanhope Pier (Rep ), Mult snow fall on March 1 of nomah filed for reelection this and the hotel room service, while the PEOPLE would didn’t last year? This boo will continue week. gain a clearer and firmer hold on the so-called demo until all this snow nonsense Olga M. Wilson has filed for stops for a glorious spring. cratic election process in our country. the unexpired 2-year term of the late Senator Manley J. Wil son who represented Clackamas, and getting the equipment in the council that both companies Columbia and Multnomah in the had about the same fixtures shape for the coming season. 1951 session. Loans on C o u n c i l Chairman Mark Ranches — Farms — Homes ! with Westinghouse’s transmis New faces in the legislative Hamaker presided at the meet sion poles slightly lower in Continued from Page One arena showed up when filings Business Property Furniture Livestock ing in the absence of Mayor intersections paid for by the price. He said that the latter’s Phil Stansbury who is in Port were made for the house of rep Automobile Salary resentatives by George Lyman property owners who use them; globe was not quite as bright as land on business. (Rep.), Yamhill; R. H. Windi- Jess Kidwell that is, the ones adjacent to GE’s but spread the light well. Telephone 2-HIW7 A deciding factor was the fact « s r i : • a s ? r in8: ™ ® “ “ » s 'e i them. 45 E. Main Phone 2 5111 Ashland that Westinghouse’s globe was The matter of the triangle 5000 hours, whereas GE’s was Humanity is one. there is no Woorp fRpn > Hnnd Rivpf r t 38 East Main Ashland, Ore ton M 374 Lie. S-21’8 E usines« Phone 7986 shaped city-owned property at only 3000 calling for replace f e ^ r ^ a c e . 35 8 SUperi° r °r ln* McKenzie (Rep ), Coos and Cur- Res. Phone »1781 the intersection of E. Main and ment at more frequent inter Siskiyou boulevard abutting vals. Steve Zarka's service station J¿9WrfÜ«m«a4 Judge Reports was again brought up. City Judge H. R. Jordan re The city attorney pointed out ported that his convention trip From where I s it... Joe Marsh that the deed actually states that to Eugene was “well worth the “pie” will be dedicated for while,” and would have been park or street purposes and valuable to all law enforcement Chiroproctic Physician nothing else. Jiggs Gets and legal prosecutors in the ACUTE A N D CHRONIC CONDITIONS Plan Offered Craftsmanship plus Top Quality Materials ♦ate. He recommended that the Supt. Biegel outlined his plan city send both the police chief COLONIC IRRIGATIONS Four "Hot-Foots All Kinds of Polish—Shoe Accessories for cutting the corner back to and city prosecutor to the spring allow a safer flow of traffic meeting of the law enforcement 236 E M ain St. Phone 2-339, Cappy .Miller’s bought himself a in! Figured it was the trunk. 11 from the boulevard to E. Main. group. ‘While You Wait Servioe’ new ear. We won't be seeing his hopped right out in a hurry, too Ashland, Oregon He added that removal of the 33 East Main Park Commissioner Frank Ashland old jalopy bouncing over the back That cylinder head was mlghtyhot. point would “cut out quite a Barnthouse told the council that road« any more. I'm going to miss hazard and 6 feet would be left there was “little activity" in the From « here I sit, old habits are it. too. for a sidewalk.” He will show park during the winter except hard to shake, once they get a drawings of t h e proposed for cleaning up fallen branches Many a morning Cappy and 1 hold. Like, for instance, too many change at the next council meet drove off in that rattletrap for a people are still in the habit of ing. day's hunting or fishing. We'd trying to run Ihe'r neighbors’ The council moved to execute Bring in Your Scrap Metal pile rods or guns in back, and prop lives — telling th m how to ;.<•!. the releases of a $250 insurance open the trunk compartment—so what to wear, whether or no to GUARANTEED HOME AND AUTO settlement with the De Bon Mo J ig g s, C appv’s pointer, could enjoy a refreshing gle«s o' he’r. I*'« ATRIOTIC RADIO REPAIRS tor company of California for jump in and go along. I say that kind of th'nk'n"'« out damage to city property. ■ ROFITABLE Reasonable Prices CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC moded . . , on"’ t to he tn> n"d in They say when Cappy brought Councilman Fred Homes, past for a new mod''’’ the new car home he opened up '' i :rman of the electric com Motorola Home and Auto Radios We Pay Cash the hood to show off the engine mittee, asked Supt. Biegel to ex > i / ’/ /? 30X N. Main Phone 437, and poor old Jiggs hopped right plain the choice of Westing- Oak St. Tank tc Steel Free Pick Up and Delivery house over General Electric in Oak i t " K " Sts. Ph. 2-1221 the matter of mercury-vapor 41 East Main Phone 2-4141 ( . 'i ( "/ ; ' „ lights and installations. He told --------------------- By A1 urray Wade Eye Wash for Smokey Eyes Court Records Al Turner K W IN Business Directory Commercial Finance Corp. Walter Redford, Realtoi Dr. Herman Wexler KNOX Our Council. . . SHOE REPAIR Don’s Radio Service DR. E. N. TERRILL